Music Aural Component

Ratatouille (motorbike, rat falls off hat and ends up in a drain. About halfwayish):
● Heavy low double bass
● Rats theme is jazzy
● Strings driving, woodwind (melodic line)
● Swing beat, call and response, between flute and double bass
● Flutter Tongue
● One melody but chaos is demonstrated through countermelodies
● Percussion on the - | - | - | - |
● Vibraphone
● Tremolo on strings
● Chimes, trumpets create a sense of accomplishment or a sense of satisfaction, legato
smooth melody played by strings
● Critic, oboe/clarinet minor
● Glockenspiel
● Brass
● Tempo increases as they are cooking
The duration of the excerpt was primarily a 4/4 beat with a fast tempo. In the excerpt the strings
were playing high, short, fast notes. The excerpt was primarily carried by the strings being played
harshly and aggressively. The structure is AB with section a being polyphonic and section b
being more homophonic.

Ice Age - Ice Slide

➔ There was one part in the climax where the legato was with the other layers playing
staccato which creates the sense of movement.
➔ Similar to what tara said; brass, percussion (cymbals, xylophone)
➔ Fast tempo, presto, same tempo just not as busy does not change, just removes the
rhythmic layers, less accents.
➔ 2/4
➔ Call and response by lower and higher
➔ Walking bass played by trombone and tuba
➔ Words on the page.
➔ Strong accents

In the piece there was one part in the climax where there were a whole bunch of layers playing
staccato while a separate layer was playing legato, creating a sense of contrast and the feel of
movement. The piece is quite brass dominated, with the tuned percussion also providing the
mainness of the piece.
How to Train Your Dragon - Learning to Fly
➔ Celtic Pirate music
➔ Bagpipes, nasally reedy sound.
➔ Snare creating a crunchy military feel
➔ Descending melodic sequence played by the nasally bagpipes
➔ Glockenspiel reinforcing the descending sequence
➔ Horns provide a separate harmonic line.
➔ Second melody

Ratatouille (again but this time it's the beginning):

In the beginning of the excerpt we are immediately introduced to the double bass, which is
playing in a low register to bring a sense of tension. The flutes begin to play a call and response.
In section B the whistle takes over the melody and the accordian provides harmonic
accompaniment. In the last section the strings take over the melody. The melody in section B is
being whistled in a legato manner

● Lush homophonic section

● Brass thickens the texture
● Back to sleigh bells
● Build up the texture into the choral section
● Brass
● 3/8 with a 3/4 feel
● Woodwinds playing upper register
● Tin whistle
● Legato section
● Lush homophonic section